Description

Space Shuttle: Personalized NASA Aluminum Clipboard Directly
from the Personal Collection of Astronaut John Young, Signed. A
9" x 11.75" spring-loaded, foldover, covered clipboard. On the
front is mounted a 9" x 9" metal plaque with "John F. Kennedy Space
Center" printed above a 9" x 5" photo-engraved image of a Space
Shuttle rollout (possibly STS-1) and "John W. Young" printed
beneath along with the NASA logo. Young has boldly signed at the
bottom: "John W. Young". The maker's name "Handcrest" is
engraved on the back. Our research has shown that these clipboards
were manufactured for various government agencies by the Seattle
location of the Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc., and are made by
employees with visual disabilities. A printed copy of an article
from the Seattle Lighthouse Horizons newsletter about these
clipboards will be included with the lot. John Young was the
commander of the first Space Shuttle mission, Columbia
STS-1, in April of 1981. He also commanded the Columbia -
Spacelab 1 STS-9 mission in 1983. A unique and personal
memento. Excellent condition.

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